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COVID-19 Viewpoints | August 18, 2020

6 experts on how capitalism will emerge after COVID-19

Fast Company, David Autor

We have an unprecedented opportunity to rein in capitalism’s excesses and reshape our democracy. Here’s how experts from MIT and Harvard would tackle the problems.

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Task Force News | August 4, 2020

3 Questions: John Leonard on the future of autonomous vehicles

MIT News

MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future examines job changes in the AV transition and how training can help workers move into careers that support mobility systems.

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Task Force News | July 27, 2020

MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future suggests widespread autonomous driving at least a decade away

Green Car Congress - John Leonard, David Mindell

MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future suggests widespread autonomous driving at least a decade away

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COVID-19 Viewpoints | July 23, 2020

PPP boosted employment through early June, study finds

Marketplace, David Autor

With the coronavirus closing many businesses, the Paycheck Protection Program saved millions of jobs that would have been lost, according to MIT research.

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Task Force News | July 23, 2020

MIT Team Warns Fully-Autonomous Cars Are Still 10 Years Away

Interesting Engineering, John Leonard, David Mindell

MIT's Task Force on the Work of the Future claims fully autonomous systems will take at least a decade to deploy across large areas and will progress by region.

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Task Force News | July 23, 2020

Report: Wide use of self-driving vehicles ‘at least’ a decade away

Freight Waves, John Leonard, David Mindell

Driverless vehicles will take at least ten years to deploy, and adoption will occur at different rates across the country, according to an MIT research brief.

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Task Force News | July 23, 2020

MIT forecast: autonomous vehicles won’t take truckers’ jobs

DC Velocity, John Leonard, David Mindell

Truck drivers do more than just drive, and widespread self-driving tech is at least a decade away, says an MIT study on the impact of technology on the workforce.

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Task Force News | July 17, 2020

Fixing The World’s Most Inefficient Market

Forbes, David Autor

Preparing workers to go from imploding industries to dynamic sectors of the economy requires reengineering our archaic education and workforce development systems.

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Task Force News | July 16, 2020

3 Questions: Thomas Kochan on new policies to shape work of the future

MIT News, Thomas Kochan

MIT Sloan professor, Thomas Kochan, says major transformation of labor law and associated policies are needed for improved worker-employer relationships.

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Task Force News | July 13, 2020

MIT Study Reveals Cities Becoming Less Prosperous For Middle Class, People Of Color

WBUR, David Autor

MIT research suggests that cities as a pathway to prosperity isn’t all it’s made out to be as housing costs rise and job opportunities disappear for middle-class.

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